Environmental, Social and Governance

To enhance biodiversity near our Amphenol Air LB facility in Carignan, France, our team has come up with a creative solution to managing unwanted plant growth around the site. During the growing season, sheep are brought to the site to help with weed and invasive plant management. This practice of eco-pasturing has led to increased flora and fauna biodiversity and resulted in the reduced use of traditional land management machinery. These regenerative agriculture initiatives and many others around Amphenol help reduce overall resource consumption and foster local biodiversity.

Our Amphenol TCS facility in Mexicali, Mexico created a communications campaign inviting personnel to propose ideas for sustainable process improvements. The campaign increased awareness at the site through visual communication in the facility as well as through training sessions and monthly events where employees shared ideas. As a result of the campaign, our team identified inefficient energy usage points in the facility, most notably leaks in certain air compression equipment. Air compressors can account for up to 30% of the total energy consumed in a factory because of their use in powering essential pneumatic tools and equipment. Within six automated production lines, we found several air leaks which caused the air compressors to be activated even when not in use, including during weekends, night shifts and other periods of low demand. To resolve the inefficiency and reduce energy usage in the facility, a series of protected Wi-Fi-enabled power valves were installed in each of the automatic lines to open and close the air lines at the beginning and end of each process. The installation of these power valves in October helped save the facility 97.2 metric tons CO₂e in energy consumption during 2023.

At Amphenol, our commitment to sustainability extends to reducing food waste and cultivating community gardens through volunteer initiatives. Employees at our Amphenol Procom UK facility volunteered for a local charity that assists people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable adults in the community. Employees provided maintenance work on the center’s fruit and vegetable garden including weeding plots, pruning fruit trees and cultivating soil for future crops. The fruits and vegetables harvested from the garden support the charity’s food bank and community café, as well as contribute to fundraising efforts through produce sales.